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View the video demo [http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/ here] | |||
== News about this activity == | |||
* 5th April: Activity adapted for [http://www.citilabpro.eu/visionwiki/index.php?title=Gincana_virtual:_espacio_p%C3%BAblico_y_reivindicaciones lesson around public space, social revolutions and new media] | |||
* 4th March: View the video demo [http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/ here] | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
<big><font color="green">'''''Do a magic walk, | http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/foto_grup.jpg | ||
<big><font color="green">'''''Do a magic walk, run around your neighbourhood and other streets of the world. Look for nice views or rare things and take a picture of you there. Try also to imagine how's life in that place. '''''</font></big> | |||
Skills to develop: '''orientation''' | '''empathy''' | '''image editing''' | Skills to develop: '''orientation''' | '''empathy''' | '''image editing''' | ||
== Activity goals == | == Activity goals == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/boys_street.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// The activity tries to stimulate this kind of knowledge and skills:'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// The activity tries to stimulate this kind of knowledge and skills:'''</font> | ||
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== Previous skills == | == Previous skills == | ||
<font color="green">'''// Participants | http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/kids_bike.jpg | ||
<font color="green">'''// Participants need to have minimum notions about:'''</font> | |||
* Web browsing | * Web browsing | ||
* Web searching | * Web searching | ||
== Stuff needed == | == Stuff needed == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/street_hole.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// Make sure you have all this installed/near/working prior to the session:'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// Make sure you have all this installed/near/working prior to the session:'''</font> | ||
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* Chromakey | * Chromakey | ||
== Steps during the session == | == Steps during the session == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/jumping_wall.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// Recommended sequence for replicating the activity:'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// Recommended sequence for replicating the activity:'''</font> | ||
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8. '''Final reflections''' about the activity | 8. '''Final reflections''' about the activity | ||
== Questions to ask == | == Questions to ask == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/police.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// Try to open these questions at the beginning of the session, or when the participants are doing mechanic tasks like pasting or cutting:'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// Try to open these questions at the beginning of the session, or when the participants are doing mechanic tasks like pasting or cutting:'''</font> | ||
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* How much world surface have those cars covered? | * How much world surface have those cars covered? | ||
* How does your street look like? Do you | * How does your street look like? Do you recognize anyone there in the picture? | ||
* How would it be if you could visit another city right now? Where will you walk around? | * How would it be if you could visit another city right now? Where will you like to walk around? | ||
* Which good or bad things can be done with all this detailed | * Which good or bad things can be done with all this detailed information? By whom? | ||
* Do you imagine other places apart form streets where this could work? | |||
== Related links & media == | |||
* About Google Street View: [http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/ Official site help] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View Wikipedia Article] | |||
* [http://www.googleartproject.com/ Google Art Project] | |||
* http://www.datenform.de/15-secs-of-fame-eng.html | |||
* [http://www.datenform.de/fake-google-streetview-car-eng.html How to build a fake Google Street View car] (artistic installation) | |||
* [http://www.datenform.de/15-secs-of-fame-eng.html 15 Seconds Of Fame] (artistic portraits) | |||
* Images from Citilab's workshop [http://www.citilabpro.eu/visionwiki/index.php?title=Gincana_virtual:_espacio_p%C3%BAblico_y_reivindicaciones lesson around public space, social revolutions and new media]: | |||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/walkshop/virtual_demo.png | |||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/walkshop/virtual_demo2.png | |||
== Samples you can use == | == Samples you can use == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/furgo.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// You can use these images and links as examples for your explanations:'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// You can use these images and links as examples for your explanations:'''</font> | ||
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* [http://9-eyes.com/ 9-eyes findings] | * [http://9-eyes.com/ 9-eyes findings] | ||
=== Artistic application === | === Artistic application === | ||
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http://imm.io/3DBT vs [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&q=southafrica&aq=&sll=59.335882,18.075771&sspn=0.010834,0.038581&ie=UTF8&t=h&rq=1&ev=zi&split=1&radius=0.82&hq=southafrica&hnear=&ll=59.332358,18.078389&spn=0.010835,0.038581&z=15&layer=c&cbll=59.332107,18.079293&panoid=9y3roqIWiSLo8YGs7pTT8g&cbp=12,34.38,,1,15.43 Cophenagen guy] | http://imm.io/3DBT vs [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&q=southafrica&aq=&sll=59.335882,18.075771&sspn=0.010834,0.038581&ie=UTF8&t=h&rq=1&ev=zi&split=1&radius=0.82&hq=southafrica&hnear=&ll=59.332358,18.078389&spn=0.010835,0.038581&z=15&layer=c&cbll=59.332107,18.079293&panoid=9y3roqIWiSLo8YGs7pTT8g&cbp=12,34.38,,1,15.43 Cophenagen guy] | ||
== Next steps == | == Next steps == | ||
http://www.mozilla.cat/drumbeat/stonesoup/imgs/water.jpg | |||
<font color="green">'''// Ideas and possibilities for continuing the activity, or homework for passionate participants :)'''</font> | <font color="green">'''// Ideas and possibilities for continuing the activity, or homework for passionate participants :)'''</font> | ||
* '''''Create a t-shirt with you anywhere in the world'''''. A different process that involves using a machine for printing clothes or a fine and fair online t-shirt shop, so participants can create some fashion with this pictures. | |||
* '''''Create a t-shirt with | |||
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* Get academic feedback | * Get academic feedback | ||
* | * Get a web based chromakey easy to use (maybe the WMM one?) | ||
* Test with 8-10 years old | * Test with 8-10 years old participants | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 13 May 2011
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StoneSoup > Activity: Virtual walkshop | |
| Owner: Enric | Updated: 2011-05-13 | |
| Walk around different cities in the world, and take pictures of you there | ||
News about this activity
- 5th April: Activity adapted for lesson around public space, social revolutions and new media
- 4th March: View the video demo here
Summary
Do a magic walk, run around your neighbourhood and other streets of the world. Look for nice views or rare things and take a picture of you there. Try also to imagine how's life in that place.
Skills to develop: orientation | empathy | image editing
Activity goals
// The activity tries to stimulate this kind of knowledge and skills:
- Motivate participants to learn about different cultures
- Develop awareness of the importance of personal data
- Activate skills for urban orientation
- Activate skills for producing ready-to print images
- Think about the potential (good and bad) uses of street public pictures
Previous skills
// Participants need to have minimum notions about:
- Web browsing
- Web searching
Stuff needed
// Make sure you have all this installed/near/working prior to the session:
- Internet connection
- One laptop for every pair of learners
- Chromakey
Steps during the session
// Recommended sequence for replicating the activity:
1. Brief presentation about Google Street View (eliciting about the tool, and about cars with cameras)
2. Show one live example close to the session (eliciting about the places there) ideally pointing to people on the street and some of the most funny 9 eyes images
3. Brief technical presentation of Google Street View commands
4. (In pairs) find someone or something close to your home or school street and ask yourself questions about what's he/she/that doing there
5. Share information about your thoughts with the rest related to the finding
6. Jump to another city and look for a nice spot where to take a picture of you
7. Capture a cool picture and share it online if you like
8. Final reflections about the activity
Questions to ask
// Try to open these questions at the beginning of the session, or when the participants are doing mechanic tasks like pasting or cutting:
- What's that car with the big camera? Did you see it before? How does it work?
- How much world surface have those cars covered?
- How does your street look like? Do you recognize anyone there in the picture?
- How would it be if you could visit another city right now? Where will you like to walk around?
- Which good or bad things can be done with all this detailed information? By whom?
- Do you imagine other places apart form streets where this could work?
Related links & media
- About Google Street View: Official site help and Wikipedia Article
- How to build a fake Google Street View car (artistic installation)
- 15 Seconds Of Fame (artistic portraits)
- Images from Citilab's workshop lesson around public space, social revolutions and new media:
Samples you can use
// You can use these images and links as examples for your explanations:
Google car image
Google Street View example
Curious images
Artistic application
World coverage
Addon output example
http://imm.io/3DBT vs Cophenagen guy
Next steps
// Ideas and possibilities for continuing the activity, or homework for passionate participants :)
- Create a t-shirt with you anywhere in the world. A different process that involves using a machine for printing clothes or a fine and fair online t-shirt shop, so participants can create some fashion with this pictures.
ToDo
- Get academic feedback
- Get a web based chromakey easy to use (maybe the WMM one?)
- Test with 8-10 years old participants